The flag of Haugesund is also used in its horizontal version. A photo shows it
hoisted on the "Clipper Sund", operated by the local shipping company Brødrene
Klovning.
Image of flag:
http://klovning.no/photosIvan Sache, 05 May 2012

The ratio is approx 3:1. It is a white flag with the coat of arms shifted
slightly to the top. The shield is topped by a golden(=yellow) mural crown with
an open gate. The shield shows in a blue field three silver(=white) seagulls
with golden(=yellow) beaks. They are ordered vertically. The lower seagull is a
bit smaller. Source: I spotted this banner in front of Emden town hall on 15 September
2009Klaus-Michael Schneider; 07 September 2010

The arms of Haugesund, "Azure three seagulls argent per fess. The
shield surmounted by a mural crown or", were adopted for the
celebration of the 75th anniversary of the town. Designed by Hallvard
Trætteberg, the arms were approved by Royal Decree on 3 May 1930,
superseding the first arms of the town.
The first arms of Haugesund, designed by A. Fenger Krog, were adopted
on 29 December 1862 by the Municipal Council. The coat of arms depicts
three open barrels, an anchor and three seagulls. The attributes
recall that the town lived from herring fishing and shipping. The
three barrels symbolize the mainland and the islands of Risøy and
Hasseløy, forming three districts.Source:
http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/byvaapen/category269.html
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Municipal websiteIvan Sache, 05 May 2012

The coat of arms (and prosumaby the flag) was approved by the royal
resolution of 5 March 1930, drawn by Hallvard Trætteberg. The usual official
balzon is not presented in [c2j87] (it seems
hat until the mid-20th century the resolution did not include the official
blazon), but it is described there as: "I blått tre flyvnde sølv måker" i.e.
Azure three seaguls volant argent.
Further on [c2j87] state that the first arms
were adopted by the city administartion on 29 December 1862 after a drawing by
A. Fenger Krog depicting a landscape with three opened barrels of herrings and
an anchor in the foreground and in the backgroun flying three natural seaguls
over the sea. The idea was that the herrings and the navigation were bases of
the establishment of the city. The three barrels were also said to symbolise
three parts of the city - the mainland, and the islands of Hasseløy and Risøy.
On the occasions of 75th anniversary the new coat of arms was adopted when it
was quoted (my translation): "that all was said without naming or forgetting
even a single herring".
The old coat of arms may be seen here
https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Fil:Byvaapen_1929_-_Haugesund.jpg and
of course at
http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=HaugesundŽeljko Heimer, 24 October 2015